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Education: Heads roll for dereliction of duty
BALANGIR: The Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Department of School and Mass Education, Aparajita Sarangi, suspended two headmist..
Sikhs allowed to carry daggers into Olympic venues
Sikh athletes and spectators will be allowed to wear ceremonial daggers into London Olympic venues next year.
Higher Education Department supersedes CHSE
BHUBANESWAR: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) has been served a rude surprise by the Higher Education Depart..
RIM, Telefonica to test electronic wallet
RIM and Telefonica are teaming up to test a payment system that turns a mobile phone into an electronic wallet.
Adivasis to intensify stir for Manyaseema
HYDERABAD: Adivasis are gearing up to launch a direct agitation to achieve Manyaseema state. As part of it, they are planning a dh..
Chronicle of Kochi gathering dust at corporation
KOCHI: On the Independence Day of the millennium year, the Kochi Corporation published a compendium on the city. The book, w..
Government hikes status, salary of AAGs
KOCHI: The state government passed an order enhancing the status and remuneration of the two Additional Advocate-Generals K A Jale..
UTs mission without men
PUDUCHERRY: While the government is all set to implement the National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW), there are concerns ..
New scheme to boost sugarcane production
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced a new scheme Sustained Modern Sugarcane Production Scheme (SMSP) ..
Massa faces a fight to stay at Ferrari
He has already received a veiled warning from Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo.
Police Help Centre inaugurated at BIAL
BANGALORE: The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), in association with the Karnataka State Police, organised a program..
Drain work at Yediyur Lake comes to a halt
BANGALORE: After residents and NGO activists opposed the Yediyur coucillors move to drain the Yediyur lake, reportedly, the drain..
More effort to improve Lalbagh
City Expresss spoke to Corporator of Srinagar Ward T Timme Gowda on his morning walk in Lalbagh." I have been visiting Lalbagh..
Laugh it out the Japanese way!
As audiences, we have only been used to plays or events in which actors or storytellers jump or wander on a stage, making complete..
Yemen's Saleh signs deal to give up power
In return Ali Abdullah Saleh will retain the title of President until a new head of state is elected.
Around the world with a map
How many times have you got lost in a foreign country? Most of the times, you end up in the wrong place and wonder if you had take..